Scripture Verse

I plead with you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment. 1 Corinthians 1:10

Introduction

Words: Mar­shall C. Kur­fees, in the New Chris­tian Hymn and Tune Book, ed­it­ed by James H. Fill­more (Cin­cin­na­ti, Ohio: Fill­more Bro­thers, 1887).

Music: Al­ex­an­der C. Hop­kins (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Hop­kins (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

portrait
Marshall C. Kurfees
1856–1931

Lyrics

How blest and how joy­ous will be the glad day,
When heart beats to heart in the work of the Lord;
When Chris­tians unit­ed shall swell the grand lay,
Divisions all end­ed, tri­um­phant His word!

Refrain

O shout the glad word, O hast­en the day,
When all of God’s peo­ple are one;
O shout the glad word, O hast­en the day,
When all of God’s peo­ple are one;

The pray­er of our Sav­ior im­pels us move on;
Its words are still sound­ing the call of our king;
And Paul, in de­vo­tion, doth ec­ho the song,
I beg you, my breth­ren, to speak the same thing.

Refrain

Be faith­ful and true till the war­fare is o’er,
Till fac­tions are foiled and the vic­t’ry is won;
And mill­ions of voices shall blend on the shore,
To wel­come us en­ter our Fa­ther’s glad home.

Refrain